Alice's smug look just infuriates me further. I scream at her, the volume of my voice making things shake, "YOU DUMB ASS TWAT! AS LONG AS I PHASE, I DON'T AGE!"

While yelling at the little midget bitch, I fly at her. We wind up crashing through, well almost through, the wall. She's caught in the drywall as a laughing Emmett yanks me off of her. I'm fighting against him, wanting nothing else than to rip her fucking head off. Then take said head upstairs and let it watch me destroy every article of clothing the cunt owns. I'll even take a piss and wipe my coochie with one of her couture gowns.

She's pulling herself out of the now destroyed wall. I really hope that doesn't affect the foundation or whatever other crap they talk about on HGTV. She's screeching at me, "You fucking bitch. I'll kill you. I'll spay you..." Then her eyes get that look in them and both Jasper and Edward are yelling at her to shut up. She doesn't listen. "Oh wait, you're barren anyway."

I stop struggling. I can't breathe. Emmett's hold tightens on me to the point of pain but still I have nothing. It's as if all the air in the world has left my lungs and I'm suffocating. My ears are ringing as I try not to cry.

There is silence except for me. All I hear is me wheezing, limp in Emmett's arms. I can't look at him. Them. I know if I do, I'll break apart.

It's Esme's voice that speaks first. It's full of venom which is surprising because I thought she's Betty Crocker all the damn time. "Alice that was despicable. Regardless of how you feel because of what we learned about Rosalie or the loss of Bella, that comment was out of line. I ask that you pack some things and leave immediately."

Alice's voice is small. "Esme?"

I finally tear my gaze from the floor to be met by the blackness of Em's. He's trying to reign in his rage but I know he's barely holding himself in check.

Esme's voice is even more pissed off sounding than before. "You have insulted Leah for something that is not her fault; your sister's death or the loss of Bella. You're handling both poorly and if you don't pull your head out of your ass soon, you just might lose your brother as well."

Emmett stands and his presence dwarfs the entire room, "Too late. I can take whatever you throw at me Alice. You're nothing more than a petulant child. I didn't kill Rose. She did that to herself but, yeah, I let it happen..."

Alice has tears streaming down her face, "Yes! Yes, you did. How could..." She can't speak because Emmett's in her face, slamming her against another wall that might not live to see the day. Jasper's trying to do his calming thingy while trying to pry Emmett's hand off her throat. The bitch can't breathe, so I don't see what all the fuss is about. I feel him staring and turn my head to look at Edward. There's a small smirk playing upon his lips. I roll my eyes before turning my attention back to the Young and the Restless, supernatural edition, episode playing out in front of us. We need cheesy music playing.

Emmett just shoves Jasper clear across the room, never taking his eyes off of Alice. "As I was saying, I let it happen but you out of all people know once she had something in her head..." He lets the sentence hang in the air. He gets even closer to her, fangs bared. "Now, we all know I could deny her nothing and fuck, Al, it's what she wanted. She wanted to stop hurting and I gave her that last gift. Now you can be pissed at me all you want. I get that. Sometimes, I get pissed at myself but whatever, that's not the point. The point is if you ever come out your face like you just did with Leah, I'll kill you myself. She doesn't deserve it. None of it is her fault." He stops, considering his words before continuing. "She didn't make Bella leave. That's not on her. That's on Bella. You have an issue with that, then take it to the human."

He releases her, her body slumping to the floor. She picks her head and glares at us all. "I hate you." I realize she's talking to me. I just shrug because I'm over this crap. "I hate the wolves. You block my visions and I couldn't stop Rosie."

I calmly reply, "You're not God nor were you her guardian. I didn't know her from a hole in the wall, but I'm pretty sure you couldn't have stopped her anyway."

Seems the pixie's not done with her hissy fit, "Then you animals took Bella away."

I laugh because really what else can I do at such a stupid statement? Making us sound like we accosted Bella and have had nothing but wild wolfie orgies with her in the woods of La Push. I finally get myself under control. "No. You all treated her like a pet. Incapable of making her own choices or living her own life. She left to be with Jake because she fell in love with the man who just let her be. That's on you and your brother. Not me. Not my wolves."

I look at the rest of them. "I'm over this. We came to tell you because no matter what, you're his family. That was out of respect but I'm, we're, done. The rest is up to you all." I walk out to go lean against the car door. I just stand there, all comfy like, waiting for him to come out.

He does and he's gorgeous. All pissed and happy and who knows what. He just winks at me before unlocking the doors. We take off, his hand nestled in mine. He brings our joined hands to his lips. I look at him. He cheekily tells me, "That was fun."

I roll my eyes. "Wait until we get to the treaty line."

His eyes narrow as he thinks about that. The car suddenly swerves off the road. He puts it in park. Before I can register we've stopped, he's hauled open the door and has me slammed against the car. "Em..."

His mouth cuts me off. His hands are everywhere and I want more. I hear him tear my jeans before I feel his fingers slide inside, ripping away the panties I have on. Somehow he manages to free his hard dick from his jeans to slam into me. I hear the glass of the window break behind me. He doesn't stop. It's so quick but the orgasm is so strong, I black out for a moment. Five hard, brutal thrusts later and he's emptying himself inside me. My feet find the ground. My breathing is haggard. He drops to his knees, shoving my shirt up along with my bra. His fangs pierce my left tit and I'm cumming again as his fingers slide into me. The whole thing lasts no longer than 6 minutes but what a wonderful 6 minutes they are.

He rises, licking my blood off his fangs and lips. He brings his mouth to mine and I get lost. We break apart when some car honks as it zips past us. Thankfully all they can see, if they are paying close attention, is my ass. Emmett pulled my shirt down, just in the nick of time. I am trying to get my breathing under control. I look down and see the tattered remains of my jeans and panties. I glare at him. "What the hell was that?"

He plays dumb. He just shrugs as he makes his way to the trunk. He pulls out the dress I wore last night. He just holds it. "You're going to have to phase Leah. So you can tell the wolves to meet us by the treaty line."

I glare at him, crossing my arms in front of me. "Not until you..."

He cuts me off, exasperation lacing every word. "Because they, he, needs to know without any question who you belong to now." I am about to flip this fool on his delish ass when he continues. "It's what he's going to understand when he won't listen to your reasoning. It's just like you defending me to Edward back at my place."

I open my mouth and promptly shut it. It makes sense in cave man speak and oddly, enough, I get his point. I don't like it but I get it. Sometimes actions speak a whole lot louder than words. And sometimes, just sometimes, they slap you hard enough upside the head to drop you onto your ass. "You just claimed me?" He nods. I sigh, "Fuck if this isn't going to open up another can of worms." I say nothing else as I run into the brush to phase.

"Hey." Yeah I am oh so wordy sometimes.

Paul answers me, "Leah? Where the fuck..."

I cut him off, "Get the rest of the pack. Meet me at the treaty line in 10."

Jake jumps in, "Leah, are you okay?" The sincerity of his question makes me falter.

I answer quickly before any thoughts escape my mind, "I'm okay Jake. Just hurry."

I phase back. Emmett's waiting with dress in hand. I take it, pouting slightly. "I get what you're trying to do, I really do, but I think your approach is all wrong."

He watches as I slip the dress over my head. He watches as I adjust it and get annoyed. He moves to me, pressing his lips to my forehead. I take solace in the simple gesture. He pulls away, eyes black. "Trust me babe, he won't believe you. Now our scent is all over one another. He'll have no choice."

I blow some of my hair out of my face, "Why do you keep saying 'him'? It's the whole pack I'm worried about."

He wraps his arms around me, "I'm not. Just one. Him."

The Treaty Line - - -

The Challenger reaches the treaty line ten minutes later. The entire Pack, minus Seth, is here along with Bella which strikes me as odd. Sam seems pissed but it could be because I'm rolling up in a phat ride. Or because whitey is here with what is Pack business. Or that I'm back and, well, I'm back. The car pulls over and we get out. The tension is so thick it surrounds us even though we're in the middle of Bumfuck, USA.

"Leah." Sam's voice lets me know just how pissed he is.

I nod as Emmett stands behind me. It's not lost on anyone that I haven't crossed into our territory. It hasn't escaped anyone that Emmett isn't just dropping me off. I keep my voice even, "Sam."

He just takes in a deep breath as he searches my face and looks over Emmett. Then his eyes land on me once more and they soften. "I'm glad you're okay." He looks at Emmett and his face changes. He sniffs the air and I feel Em link his fingers with mine. Sam's face contorts with viciousness. "Wha...what the fuck Leah?"

Before I can speak, Emmett does, yanking me behind him. "You don't talk to her that way!"

Sam growls, his body shaking, "Why do I smell...why do you smell of her?"

The others are looking at them like they're high. Then it dawns on them. I mean, yeah Emmett's a vamp but jism smells like jism just the same. These fools have fondled their schlongs enough to be able to decipher that smell.

Trust Paul to be coy. "Oh shit, Leah's banged the dead guy."

That, of course, just makes mayhem erupt. Embry's telling him that's too weird even for me. Jared's just looking at me as if considering the logistics of it all. Bella's blushing like she freaking walked in on us fucking. Jake is nibbling on his lower lip, looking at Sam worriedly.

Sam crosses the treaty line moving around Emmett to look at me. The look of pain of face catches me off guard. "Why Leah? Why him? What is this? Some way to scratch an itch? Guilt about what happened to his mate? To Seth? As a thank you?"

The last question pisses me off. I snarl at him, "Why yes, Sam, that's exactly it. I often fuck people as a way of expressing my gratitude." His face blanches and I feel a bit of remorse. "Look, it wasn't planned. As corny as it sounds, it just happened." I tear my gaze away from Sam to look at the dead guy who has my heart right now. I add softly, "And I'm glad."

Okay, so I'm caught off guard at what happens next. Sam screams at me, while some of our brothers try to hold him back. "Fuck no, this is not acceptable. I forbid this!"

I can hear Collin speak, "Um, Sam maybe you should..."

Sam turns on him, spit flying from his mouth. "Shut the fuck up! This has nothing to do with any of you!"

Bella speaks up, ignoring him, "What's the big deal? You have Emily. If this makes Leah happy, then why not? Edward always said that Emmett found her to be 'wicked hot' and Rosalie never minded his little crush on her."

Um, okay. I look at Emmett who's blushing. Can the dead blush? Sam is livid. I mean frothing at the mouth like cappuccino foam. Emmett winks at me, "Ya know it."

It's as if he unleashes the hound of hell because Sam shoves him clear across the road. Emmett falls on his ass. I turn to Sam, shocked not being the correct adjective for how I feel. Sam turns to the Pack whose mouths are all dropped open. Bella mutters, "Oh my."

I try talking to him and keep my own temper at bay. "Sam, please..."

He whirls on me, tears making his eyes shiny, "I...he can't have you. Not him Leah. He's who we fight. He's the reason we phase."

I answer back hotly, "He's not our enemy and you know it. He fought alongside us. His mate, Rosalie, gave her life to save Seth, my brother and yours."

Sam stalks towards me. Emmett stays back but close enough if needed. "No, he's the reason you're the lone female in a pack of men. He's the reason you lost the ability to have children. He's the reason why you..." Sam looks towards the ground. When he looks up, the tears are sliding down his face and his voice sounds devastated. "He's the reason I lost you. He's the reason I imprinted."

I take a step back, all my arguments and reasons sliding out of my head. Oh god. Imprinting. Him and Emily. If the Cullens hadn't been around, would none of that have happened? I feel myself drowning.

Emmett moves towards me, triggering Sam to yell at him, "Don't you dare touch her! Don't you ever touch her!"

I still haven't found my voice. I tear my gaze from Sam to look at Emmett. His eyes hold a thousand miseries in them. What if I imprint? What if I add even more sorrow to his life? I can't be another thing gone wrong in it. Not when we feel so right together. Not when I'm more myself with him than with anyone else. He's scared. I can see it. Scared that what Sam is saying is getting to me. Scared that I'll buy into it. And I don't blame him because it's heavy shit. Good points but when I look at Emmett, none of them matter. This is why he kept saying him. This is what he was afraid of the whole time.

I take in a deep breath and look at Sam, "If not the Cullens, then the three nomad vampires that passed through our lands. I can't live my life on a bunch of what if's Samuel. It's not fair because when it comes down to it, you're still with Emily. I'm still alone. I might imprint. I might not ever but I can't let that fear hold me back from missing out on this. On life. On love. I can't bear the loneliness anymore. You get to go home to Emily. Even when phased and you're all in my head, I'm so fucking alone." I look at Emmett. "Papa Bear, you know I'm not walking away from this. Ever."

The relief in Em's eyes makes my heart swell. With speed I didn't even know he had, he's next to me. Taking me in his arms. His voice is low so only I can hear, "I was afraid, for a moment, I wouldn't be enough. That you would believe him."

I shake my head, taking his face in my hands. "You'll always be enough. More than enough."

Sam's voice interrupts our Hallmark movie moment. His voice causes my hackles to rise. "Leah, I forbid this. You are not to see him anymore. This ends now."

I start to shake because the wolf in me has to obey her Alpha. I look at Emmett with wild fear in my eyes and heart. He knows. He's holding me tighter. I could kill Sam. Hell, I want to. Maybe Emmett won't mind killing this one human. I'm cool with it.

Jake's voice cuts through all the chaos. "Leah, you are not to obey that command."

Oh shit, when did Jake get all Barry White on us with that panty dropping voice? I feel my wolf warring with herself inside me. It hurts. Emmett only holds me tighter. I look at Jake. "Jake?"

He seems taller. More massive. Holy fuck, he's Alpha. He's taking his rightful place. Sam's growling at him. Jake ignores him to look at me and Emmett. Jake repeats, "Leah, you are not to follow that order. Sam's stepping down."

Sam is furious, "What the hell Jake? You can't..." The rest of the Pack is unsure what to do. This is like a suped up episode of Vampire Diaries or some shit.

Jake cuts him off, "Enough! Everything Bella said before is true. You have Emily. Your imprint. You can't deny Leah a chance at happiness, especially after all she has lost. What could possibly be the reason for your fierce opposition against their coupling?"

Since when does Jake know words longer than 5 letters? Leah, focus. Sam looks at me before speaking, "Because I still love her."

I hold my breath for a beat before whispering, "Sweet Jesus."

Emmett drops to a crouch, hissing at Sam, "She is mine." Pure hatred drips from every consonant and vowel that pass his lips. This of course makes the rest of them start to get pissed off.

Jake steps on the treaty line. "Enough." His voice is regular but you can feel the power behind it. He looks at Sam and then at Emmett to Sam once more, "I'm sorry Sam but she's made her choice."

Sam starts to shake. Oh fuck. If him admitting to still loving me tripped me out, the next words from his mouth just about make me keel over, "I challenge him."

Jake rubs his face, considering. This, of course, sets me off. "Um, hello? How about a big, fuck no? Challenge him for what? The chance to date me? Fuck me? Because really isn't this is coming down to? Sam can't have me so he doesn't want anyone else to. This is bullshit." Emmett doesn't say a word. He must be too busy wondering if Sam would be as tasty as me.

Jake addresses us all, "I sanction the fight. Where we battled the newborns. Not to the death. I trust you both can adhere to those rules" He looks at me, "Leah, this isn't about wolf versus leech."

I scoff at him, "Then, oh mighty Alpha, what the fuck is it about?

Jake's voice is soft as he answers me but looks at Sam, "This is about a man not being able to let go of the woman he loves even though he loves another." But then Jake gets this gleam in his eye, "But say, should Emmett win, then I'll amend the treaty. Allow him to step onto the res." That freezes everyone. Emmett actually stops staring at Sam long enough to look befuddled at Jake. "Him and him alone. Regardless of who wins, this is still Leah's choice but I think if Emmett wins he should be allowed on our lands to see his woman."

I am pissed, "If it's my choice, and I chose Emmett, then why do we even have to have this supernatural UFC match?"

Jared pipes in, "Hey, I just think it's fucking cool. It's been kind of boring here since no one's trying to kill or eat Bella anymore." Most agree with him. Seriously? I'm sexing a vampire and now, said vamp, is going to battle Sam and they're all okay with it because they're a bit jaded with normal, everyday life? Why do I even deal with these morons?

Bella blushes, "Thanks Jared." Jared winks at her. Jake smiles lovingly at her. Ugh.

Sam asks, "And if I win?"

Jake smirks, "Then Emily won't have to know you still got a hard on for Leah." Sam blanches and Quil can't hold back his laugh. Even Emmett snickers a bit.

Oh, I might like Alpha Jake.